City car use comes under fire, officials look to end program

Some Richmond City Council members cast a skeptical eye Tuesday on the practice of supplying city vehicles for the use of certain employees.

Currently 10 Richmond management employees have city-issued vehicles. Together they have logged an average of 14,188 miles per month during the 2012-2013 fiscal year, Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay said.

Employees commuting between home and work account for about 11,567 of those miles.

All 10 of the employees live outside of Richmond, and the longest one-way commute is about 99 miles, Lindsay said. Cost for fuel is slightly less than $20,000 annually and vehicle maintenance is less than $5,000, he added.